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Mrs. Hayes was awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit for 

 a new seedling Clematis, flowers very large, color light lavender 

 with purplish bars ; a very handsome flower. 



F. C. Hook exhibited a large collection of Aquilegias, of clear 

 delicate colors, fine forms, and in great variety ; for which he was 

 awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit. Jackson Dawson 

 showed a new Hydrangea from China, hardy, and of a soft yel- 

 low color, for which the same award was made. He also showed 

 a large collection of hardy flowering shrubs, gathered from the 

 four quarters of the globe. 



W. A. Manda brought from the Botanic Garden an interesting 

 collection of herbaceous plants. J. W. Manning had also a large 

 collection of plants of the same class ; among them we noticed a 

 fine spike of Lilium monadelphum. Collections of cut flowers 

 were shown by Miss S. W. Story, Mrs. L. P. Weston, Mrs, E. S. 

 Joyce, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Mrs. A. D. Wood, and Miss E. M. Har- 

 ris. E. H. Hitchings brought wild flowers from the woods, in- 

 cluding a large vase of Kahnia latifolia. 



June 19. It is not usually the case that flowers in great vari- 

 ety are brought in on the Saturday just preceding one of our 

 great prize exhibitions, but today proved an exception, for very 

 interesting collections from various exhibitors were presented. 

 Among them was a fine display of Aquilegias from A. H. Fewkes, 

 to which was awarded a First Class Certificate of Merit. Mr. 

 Fewkes also showed five varieties of good Moss Roses, and vari- 

 ous other flowers. 



J.W. Manning exhibited nine varieties of Herbaceous Pieonies — 

 Sulphurea, Alba, Old Pink, Claptoniana, Fulgida, Humeii, Louis 

 Van Houtte, Bicolor, and Delachii. William Hobson showed 

 thirty-three varieties of Dianthus barbatus. and B. G. Smith a 

 large collection of Roses, Pseonies, etc. E. H. Hitchings brought 

 a large collection of wild flowers, including Kalmia latifolia of a 

 very deep pink color. 



ROSE AND STRAWBERRY EXHIBITION. 



June 22 and 23. 



The Annual Exhibition of Roses, Stove and Greenhouse Plants, 

 and Cut Flowers, at this season of the year is looked forward to 



